SECTION II. 527 'Jehovah he is God in heaven above ; Exod. xx. Dent. iv. 10, 13, 33-39. that all things concur to persuade us that the angel who spake the words was also Jehovah, or the God of Israel. Objection IV. Is there any necessity that we should suppose God himself to be thus personally. united to this angel who ap- peared under the Old Testament ? Is it not sufficient to suppose that a glorious angel might come as a representativeand deputy of the great God ? and being cloathedwith divine authority, and representing the sacred Majesty of God, might he not assume the incommunicable names and titles and worship of God, as being God's representative 'or ambassador to the children of men ? And this objection is yet enforced from this consideration, that some persons have pretended, that in the easternparts such as delivered messages from others, did use to speak in the same manner as those very persons would have clone in whose name they came, for which some have cited one or two historical pas- sages out of the bible. Answer. See this sort bf objection very well answered by the ingenious Mr. John Hughes, of Ware, in his Remarks on Dr. Bennet's Discourse on the Trinity, page 47, And many other authors treating on this,subject, have given somegood solu- tions to this pretence. The substance of what I have to say at present is chiefly borrowed from others, and shall be disposed under the following heads, whereby I think this difficulty will be effectually removed : 1. The instances which have been brought from the scrip- ture history of messengers speaking in the name of their princi- pals, without any distinguishing preface, have been happily ex- pounded in another manner by learned critics, so as to cutotfall pretences of this kind and all foundation for this objection which would be too large to repeat at present. See Mr. Hughes's Re- marks. 2. Supposing that such a conduct might be customary be- tween man and man in common affairs of life, yet when was it known that the ambassador of an earthly monarch ever took so much upon him, or spoke in this language ? What ambassador ever said, I am the kingof France or Spain, or I am the king of Egypt or of Babylon ? What ambassador did ever receive such honours, as that his master could receive no higher if he were personally present ? What prince would ever endure any thing like this to be done by or to his representative? When Rabahakeh was sent with a threatening commission from Senna- cherib, he does not himselfassume the words of his prince ; Isai. xxxvi. 4, 12, 13. for Rabshakeh said, Thus saith the great king, -the king of llssyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trust- est And again, hear ye the words r,, f' thegreat king, the king
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